"mpenzi" poems - Hello Poetry

Is this the hardest thing I’ve ever done? Watching us crumble, The foundation we built Now cracked, Splintered, Like my heart. Heartbreak isn't new, But not like this - I’m shattered and wrecked. You're my confidant, My mpenzi, My darling, My handsome man, My kindhearted super achiever, Joyful, yet so melancholic Emotional, yet so light-hearted Strong and vulnerable, Brave, But also so afraid, What are you so afraid of, darling? I wanted to shield you from the hurt, Seeing you break shattered me in ways I couldn’t express. My tears never came, Only the sharp, silent ache, A dagger twisting deep within. Why do we have to say goodbye? You belong in my heart And I in yours. I don’t know what comes next, But I wish we could turn back - Undo this hurt. Yet, I wonder: do you truly love me? Or are you afraid to admit it, Caught in a complicated web? Still, I love you, Beyond all doubt.

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Sep 12, 2024

Sep 12, 2024 at 1:24 PM UTC

kahawa-tamu

Shattered Pieces

Is this the hardest thing I’ve ever done? Watching us crumble, The foundation we built Now cracked, Splintered, Like my heart. Heartbreak isn't new, But not like this - I’m shattered and wrecked. You're my confidant, My mpenzi, My darling, My handsome man, My kindhearted super achiever, Joyful, yet so melancholic Emotional, yet so light-hearted Strong and vulnerable, Brave, But also so afraid, What are you so afraid of, darling? I wanted to shield you from the hurt, Seeing you break shattered me in ways I couldn’t express. My tears never came, Only the sharp, silent ache, A dagger twisting deep within. Why do we have to say goodbye? You belong in my heart And I in yours. I don’t know what comes next, But I wish we could turn back - Undo this hurt. Yet, I wonder: do you truly love me? Or are you afraid to admit it, Caught in a complicated web? Still, I love you, Beyond all doubt.

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Chini ya mnazi bandarini Kumbukumbu ndizo zilizobakia tu Kunizinguka akilini Huba lako kulikosa Yaumiza moyoni Upepo kutoka baharini Tulipoketi ukininong'onezea Sikioni kwamba ni mimi tu Kwamba utanipenda Tukichora zetu mchangani Aaah, nyakati za raha hizo! Ukaniliwaza mtima Tukapanga mipango ya milele Nabakia kutafuna utamu Wa kumbukumbu tu Chini ya mnazi bandarini Nikilemewa maradhi ya moyo Filamu ya huba letu akilini Tukicheza ufukoni Penzi ndio madini ninayokosa mwilini Kama kosa ni langu najuta Usinkwepe rejea nakwita Nitakuenzi nikutunze almasi Tulitwae tunda la penzi nawe Tulichovye buyu la asali Wengine waone kijicho Tupendane tena Chini ya mnazi bandarini

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Jan 10, 2016

Jan 10, 2016 at 3:07 AM UTC

andrewjuma

Rejea Mpenzi

Chini ya mnazi bandarini Kumbukumbu ndizo zilizobakia tu Kunizinguka akilini Huba lako kulikosa Yaumiza moyoni Upepo kutoka baharini Tulipoketi ukininong'onezea Sikioni kwamba ni mimi tu Kwamba utanipenda Tukichora zetu mchangani Aaah, nyakati za raha hizo! Ukaniliwaza mtima Tukapanga mipango ya milele Nabakia kutafuna utamu Wa kumbukumbu tu Chini ya mnazi bandarini Nikilemewa maradhi ya moyo Filamu ya huba letu akilini Tukicheza ufukoni Penzi ndio madini ninayokosa mwilini Kama kosa ni langu najuta Usinkwepe rejea nakwita Nitakuenzi nikutunze almasi Tulitwae tunda la penzi nawe Tulichovye buyu la asali Wengine waone kijicho Tupendane tena Chini ya mnazi bandarini

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My baby sings to me sometimes A gift of wind from her lungs. Giving up the thing they love the most. She explains to me “Mpenzi, wakati mwingine inabidi tujitoe sadaka” Meaning “My love, sometimes we have to sacrifice” I know the tale more than most. My mother was a sun too in love with the stars so she gave us some of her bright and sat on the throne of the moon, watching us shine on the midnight of her skin. My baby sings to me sometimes Songs about trees, but not the brown of the branches but the dark of her roots, the basin of her belly where her pride comes from. Just like that of her mother and her mother before her. “Umekula leo?” “Have you eaten today?”, “because it is the nature of my hands to care for your body, and the nature of my heart to care for your soul”. My baby sings to me sometimes She hums “lala salama” like a ritual to chase away night mares. She whispers “nakupenda” like she doesn't trust her lips to say what her heart means. And she sings, like only queens do, like only dreams do. My love, I have gathered your voice in the desert of my favourite memories, and yours is the background music to everything good that has ever happened to me. So sell me your whisper, and hum me a song about stars and midnight and moons that used to be suns. And I will pay the price, I will peel the skin from my secrets and show you all the parts of me where I hide God. Because wakati mwingine inabidi tujitoe sadaka, but most times we don’t.

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May 26, 2016

May 26, 2016 at 5:51 PM UTC

dagogo-hart-dagogo

Black Queen Lullaby

My baby sings to me sometimes A gift of wind from her lungs. Giving up the thing they love the most. She explains to me “Mpenzi, wakati mwingine inabidi tujitoe sadaka” Meaning “My love, sometimes we have to sacrifice” I know the tale more than most. My mother was a sun too in love with the stars so she gave us some of her bright and sat on the throne of the moon, watching us shine on the midnight of her skin. My baby sings to me sometimes Songs about trees, but not the brown of the branches but the dark of her roots, the basin of her belly where her pride comes from. Just like that of her mother and her mother before her. “Umekula leo?” “Have you eaten today?”, “because it is the nature of my hands to care for your body, and the nature of my heart to care for your soul”. My baby sings to me sometimes She hums “lala salama” like a ritual to chase away night mares. She whispers “nakupenda” like she doesn't trust her lips to say what her heart means. And she sings, like only queens do, like only dreams do. My love, I have gathered your voice in the desert of my favourite memories, and yours is the background music to everything good that has ever happened to me. So sell me your whisper, and hum me a song about stars and midnight and moons that used to be suns. And I will pay the price, I will peel the skin from my secrets and show you all the parts of me where I hide God. Because wakati mwingine inabidi tujitoe sadaka, but most times we don’t.

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Like a scent of a rose in the morning dew,and as soon as I am awake my day starts only when I see you,usijali dear,mi husema we wangu milele so usiwai tense nitakuwa na wewe mpaka I.C.U,vile we hucoat my life na happiness...mi hufeel sawa adi kuliko maziwa mala,mi hufeel comfortable ka mguu ya masaai ndani ya akala,mi hufeel ata kama si kufanana basi tufaana,na juu si huwa tumependana nipromise hatutakuja kuagana,figure ndani ya dera assurance nitafute nini kwa akina vera,mpenzi,kama kupendana kwetu si kibahati...basi usiwai taka tusort out issues na ugomvi,kama ulimi na mate endelea kuwet my days na smiles za dunia ingine,usiwai danganywa na rangi ya thao ngiri haijawai kuwa cute,from today mi ntakuwa nakuita Mary ndio nikipropose iwe,"Mary will you marry me", #umeamka aje? love_poet -P€TT¥PO€T ©2020

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Jun 19, 2020

Jun 19, 2020 at 2:59 AM UTC

PETTY_POET

/YOU/

Like a scent of a rose in the morning dew,and as soon as I am awake my day starts only when I see you,usijali dear,mi husema we wangu milele so usiwai tense nitakuwa na wewe mpaka I.C.U,vile we hucoat my life na happiness...mi hufeel sawa adi kuliko maziwa mala,mi hufeel comfortable ka mguu ya masaai ndani ya akala,mi hufeel ata kama si kufanana basi tufaana,na juu si huwa tumependana nipromise hatutakuja kuagana,figure ndani ya dera assurance nitafute nini kwa akina vera,mpenzi,kama kupendana kwetu si kibahati...basi usiwai taka tusort out issues na ugomvi,kama ulimi na mate endelea kuwet my days na smiles za dunia ingine,usiwai danganywa na rangi ya thao ngiri haijawai kuwa cute,from today mi ntakuwa nakuita Mary ndio nikipropose iwe,"Mary will you marry me", #umeamka aje? love_poet -P€TT¥PO€T ©2020

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Sikiliza kinda zikitoa wimbo maneno yanao tendeleza kwa kiloho and pia dhamila Mpenzi tazama hapo tulisimama kumbuka upendo ulioshangaza hapakuwa na mipaka yoyote Nakuamkia tena mpenzi kati ya mawe ya sali tena asubuhi na mapema Sikiliza mawimbi yakituliza yakisema maneno matamu yanao tembeza na amusha Translation Ohh hear the chick sing a melody tuned with tender words those that soothe the heart and mind At the ledge where we stand remember the magical remnants without a face or a boundary I wake up to you my love in the midst of an unknown matrix as the early sun rises Ohh hear the waves calm the day saying sweet and lovely words of tales that stares and awakens

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Aug 13, 2018

Aug 13, 2018 at 6:51 AM UTC

SassyJ

The unknown matrix (Mawe ya asali)

Sikiliza kinda zikitoa wimbo maneno yanao tendeleza kwa kiloho and pia dhamila Mpenzi tazama hapo tulisimama kumbuka upendo ulioshangaza hapakuwa na mipaka yoyote Nakuamkia tena mpenzi kati ya mawe ya sali tena asubuhi na mapema Sikiliza mawimbi yakituliza yakisema maneno matamu yanao tembeza na amusha Translation Ohh hear the chick sing a melody tuned with tender words those that soothe the heart and mind At the ledge where we stand remember the magical remnants without a face or a boundary I wake up to you my love in the midst of an unknown matrix as the early sun rises Ohh hear the waves calm the day saying sweet and lovely words of tales that stares and awakens

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I miss you, I miss your good morning texts, Your messages lighting up my phone, The special ringtone I had for you, Calling you mpenzi - Because that’s what you are, My darling. I miss your voice, Your laughter, The warmth in your words. I miss how we spoke of everything, How we made each other feel alive. I miss your kind heart, beautiful soul and spirit. I miss your wild ambitions, Your endless *** of kindness, Your relentless singing of love ballads after your favourite drink, And your desire to truly be a great person. I miss Kivuli’s sweetest face, The comfort you both brought me Whenever I was lost in sadness. I miss your smooth, dark skin, Your handsome face, Your gorgeous body in all its glory, Your kindness and gentleness. Your laughter. I miss how natural we were together - Effortlessly almost. Perhaps that’s what went wrong, Was it too easy, and is life not? I miss the hope we shared, The late-night conversations, And the way your deep voice Would echo through my heart. What happens now? I don’t know. But I miss you with every fibre of my being. I haven’t stopped loving you - And I don’t know if I ever will. Come back to me, mpenzi. Come back to us.

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Mar 26, 2025

Mar 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM UTC

kahawa-tamu

Missing, hoping...

I miss you, I miss your good morning texts, Your messages lighting up my phone, The special ringtone I had for you, Calling you mpenzi - Because that’s what you are, My darling. I miss your voice, Your laughter, The warmth in your words. I miss how we spoke of everything, How we made each other feel alive. I miss your kind heart, beautiful soul and spirit. I miss your wild ambitions, Your endless *** of kindness, Your relentless singing of love ballads after your favourite drink, And your desire to truly be a great person. I miss Kivuli’s sweetest face, The comfort you both brought me Whenever I was lost in sadness. I miss your smooth, dark skin, Your handsome face, Your gorgeous body in all its glory, Your kindness and gentleness. Your laughter. I miss how natural we were together - Effortlessly almost. Perhaps that’s what went wrong, Was it too easy, and is life not? I miss the hope we shared, The late-night conversations, And the way your deep voice Would echo through my heart. What happens now? I don’t know. But I miss you with every fibre of my being. I haven’t stopped loving you - And I don’t know if I ever will. Come back to me, mpenzi. Come back to us.

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